Mr. Cooray takes over as Chairman following the retirement of Krishan Balendra who stepped down after having served the stipulated maximum 9-year tenure as a Director of Nations Trust Bank PLC.

He is Group Finance Director of John Keells Holdings PLC and has overall responsibility for the Group’s Finance and Accounting, Taxation, Corporate Finance & Strategy, Treasury & Information Technology functions (including John Keells IT) and John Keells Research. He is also a Director of several other companies in the John Keells Group, according to a company statement.

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